Apparatus for displaying garments and like articles



A. W. TAYLOR.

APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING GARMENTS AND LIKE ARTICLES. APPLICATION HLED MAR. 2, 1920.

1,398,327. Patented Oct. 11,1921.

.. Be it known hat I, ARTHUR" VVAri'rnR Ancrnoarwamnn TAYLQB, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

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To all whom it may concern TAYLOR, subjectof the King of Great Brittus for Displaying Garments and like ain and Irelandfand resident of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Englanchhave invented certain Improvements in Apparaticles, of which the followingis agspeciiicaa tion. i

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for displaying articles of wearing apparel, inone formfor articles such as coats, dresses and the like and in another form for smaller articles such as hats and caps,iboots and shoes and the like though I would have it understood that I donot confine myself to the character of the articles whichmay be displayed as the appara-v tus is capable of variation in the construction of the supporting details to suit the display of other goods, the main object in all :cases being theprovision of means by which the articles can be kept in dust-proof show cases while supportedon the apparatus and the latter in general bedrawn forward out of the case to enable thegoods to be shown and inspected.

My invention comprises apparatus sup-- ported upon ra1ls within a show case to allow it to be drawn forward or to be returned to the case and to be rotated as desired, means for supporting theobjects and means for locking the main" supporting framein certain positions, some of-the supporting means being devisedfor usein show cases apart from the movable. and rotatable partof the apparatus.

Iy invention will be fully described with "reference to the accompanying drawings in l j which,-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view, partly in section, of a device constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. of the frame, showing the standard it in section on the line33 in Fig; 1.]

In accordance with my invention Tprovide a pair of rails a which may formpart of,,be attached to or be arranged in conjunction with a show case Z2. such rails being preferably, though not necessarily, of

channeled section so arranged that wheels or rollers 0 may rest in or upon theniand be capable of running backward andforward therein and thereon. The rollers are supported on studs or shafts 03 carried bythe notches m in the disk is.

Fig. 3 is a plan view i specificati-on of Letters Patent 'Pgajgejmtgd Umb; 1L1, 1921i, 1 Applicationjfile'dllltarch 2, 1920. Serial at. 362,652?

main base frame or. carriage ei of the apparatus. The base 'frameis of anysuitable construction'jand on its upper side is provided with a bracket f from which extends upwardly aboss or pillar g adapted to support a verticalsh'aft h the lower end of which .rests in a footstep' bearing. 11 infthe base and preferably a, bearing. provided usual hooked shoulder supports as is well known. The lower end of the shaft carries a cam, or disk is notched out at m at two diametrically opposite points, such notches acting in conjunction with a spring-controlled catch or slide a for holding the disk and consequently the shaft in two different' positions. The slide a is normally pulled toward the disk by a spring 0 secured to a pin 0 projecting from the bracket f. The

slide carries a roller 'to engage with the j The sliden operates in conjunction with a fixed angle bracket 1' secured to one of the rails a. When the carriage e is pushed to the back of the show case the outer end of the slide at is just clear of the inner face of the bracket 1", and the shaft h cannot be turned around. Any attempt to do so would cause the cam to force the outerend of the slide it against the angle bracket 0". Hence the rods w are kept parallel with the front and back of the show case while the complete apparatus is within. When, however, the carriage e is drawn forward to the position shown in Fig. 3 so as to bring the slide it beyond the end of the bar 1' then the shaft 2 it can be freely turned around to display the garments. v 7

The device can only be pushed back into the show case when the rotatable shaft '72 and its disk 71) have been brought into a position to allow the garment supporting rods w to beparallel with the front of the show case, in which position the catch slide 42 moves inwardly so that its roller engages with one of the notches 'm in the disk 70, locking the parts in position and preventing any possibility of damage to the case or the device. r The apparatus hereinafter described enables coats, dresses and other garments to be suspended from the rods'w by the usual suspending shoulder bars and hooks such as are commonly in use for the purpose and allow of any individual garment being examined, removed from the rods and replaced quite easily, while the apparatus is at the front part of the show case. On the other hand the apparatus can be pushed back into the show case and the doors of the latter be closed so as to keep the whole of the garments quite clean and free from dust.

What I claim is:

The combination, with a show case, of guide rails arranged in the show case, a frame provided with rollers which run on the said guide rails, a vertical standard journaled in the frame and provided with supports for articles, a notched disk secured to the standard, a spring-pressed slide slidable in the frame crosswise of the rails and arranged above the said rollers and the tops of the rails, said slide being adapted to engage with the notched disk, and a stop bar secured to the top of one of the said rails opposite the end of the slide and extending in the show case, said stop bar operating to prevent the slide from being rctracted to free the notched disk and standard until after the frame has been withdrawn from the show case and the slide has been moved past the outer end of the stop bar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of a witness.

ARTHUR WVALTER TAYLOR.

lVitness WILLIAM W. TAYLOR. 

